Institute for Sustainable Communities

THE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES (ISC) IS AN INTERNATIONAL, 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOS), BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES BY CREATING, IMPLEMENTING, AND SCALING EQUITABLE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND RESILIENCE SOLUTIONS FOR THOSE MOST PROFOUNDLY IMPACTED BY THE GLOBAL CLIMATE CRISIS BY FORMING COLLABORATIVE, PEOPLE-FOCUSED PARTNERSHIPS. ISC'S MISSION IS TO HELP COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES TO BUILD A BETTER FUTURE SHAPED AND SHARED BY ALL. ISC'S APPROACH TO ENGAGING COMMUNITIES AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IS CRITICAL TO ADDRESSING ISSUES SUCH AS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE, WHERE CITIZEN COMMITMENT, BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT AND LOCAL LEADERSHIP ARE NEEDED TO HAVE THE MOST IMPACT.